Southern Conference Coaches Poll

Press Release — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:33:12 -0700

Southern Conference Coaches Predicted Order of Finish
(Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams)

North Division
Team (First Place Votes) Total Votes
UNC Greensboro (10) 60
Appalachian State (1) 47
Western Carolina 42
Chattanooga 35
Elon 26

South Division
Team (First Place Votes) Total Votes
Davidson (10) 60
Georgia Southern 48
College of Charleston (1) 43
Wofford 35
Furman 24
The Citadel 15
First place votes in parentheses.

Preseason Coaches All-SoCon Team
Stephen Curry (Davidson)
Kyle Hines (UNC Greensboro)
Nick Aldridge (Western Carolina)
Louis Graham (Georgia Southern)
Jason Richards (Davidson)
Donte Minter (Appalachian State)
Jermaine Johnson (College of Charleston)
Thomas Sander (Davidson)
Shane Nichols (Wofford)
Drew Gibson (Wofford)

Davidson's Stephen Curry was voted preseason Player of the Year.

College Basketball: Best of November

Jon Teitel — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:19:28 -0800

College basketball got off to a great start in November, here are the month’s top performers.

NOVEMBER ALL-AMERICANS

SO PG Darren Collison (UCLA): 13.2 PPG, 7.4 APG, 3.6 SPG
SR SG Jarrius Jackson (Texas Tech): 22.1 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.8 SPG
SR SF Morris Almond (Rice): 29.3 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 50.9 FG%, 83.3 FT%
SO PF Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina): 20.7 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 56 FG%
SR C Nick Fazekas (Nevada): 24.3 PPG, 13.3 RPG, 65.1 FG%

NOVEMBER ALL-FRESHMEN

FR PG Tajuan Porter (Oregon): 21.8 PPG, 1.5 SPG, 4.8 3-PT/GAME
FR SG Daequan Cook (Ohio State): 17.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 56.3 FG%
FR SF Chase Budinger (Arizona): 19.4 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 60.9 FG%
FR PF Kevin Durant (Texas): 22.3 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.7 BPG, 90.9 FT%
FR C Darrell Arthur (Kansas): 15.9 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2.4 BPG, 64.2 FG%

NOVEMBER ALL-MID-MAJORS

SR PG Jared Jordan (Marist): 20.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 8.7 APG, 1.9 SPG
SO SG Rodney Stuckey (EWU): 27.1 PPG, 4.3 APG, 91.5 FT%
SR SF A.J. Jackson (Robert Morris): 20.4 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 91.3 FT%
SR PF Mark Zoller (Penn): 21.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.3 SPG, 60.5 FG%
JR C Jason Smith (Colorado State): 17.8 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 2 BPG, 54.5 FG%

NOVEMBER TRANSFER PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JR SG J.R. Giddens (New Mexico): 20.4 PPG, 9 RPG, 50 FG%, 1.8 3-PT/GAME

Giddens finished up his first 2 years in Lawrence by having his calf slashed in a fight outside a bar last year, followed by a transfer from Kansas to New Mexico. All he has done for the Lobos is lead them to a 5-0 start and become a star in the process.

NOVEMBER COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JR PG Bo McCalebb (New Orleans): 24.6 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.3 SPG, 49.7 FG%

After injuring his wrist in the 4th game of the 2005-2006 season, McCalebb took a medical redshirt. He has come back stronger than ever this season, leading the Privateers in scoring in every game so far.